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Item: Norwegian Bliss
Rating: 2.6
Author: DougAndrew

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

DougAndrew

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 16, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The ship was over booked, the service was too slow! The smoking area was a joke and completely unacceptable!! There should be at least on bar/deck that can be for smoking and not a tiny corner less than 100 square foot for 4,500 people to use! I realize that not all smoke but even if 10% do, that’s trying to stuff 450 people into a little square, not to enjoyable! The casino has a small not well ventilated area to smoke but no cigar smoking there!! They do have a small cigar room for those cigar smokers that fits about 10 people and the ventilation is very poor there too! If they want a smoke free ship, then just advertise it as that! I would have never spent that type of money to be treated like a third class citizen! Not happy at all!

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Fine

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

We ate at the Manhattan restaurant and unless you want to waste 2 plus hours of you life go the the garden cafe, service was way too slow!!!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Went to the hypnotist show and found out later while eating at the garden cafe, that the people who pretended to be hypnotized were actually actors who work on the ship, what a scam!

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Well, my daughter enjoyed ringing up a 600$ tab playing your over priced arcade! It would have been nice to set limits on the amount able to spend in the arcade! Also I wasn’t notified of the expense until it reached 600$. I realize the cruise ship isn’t the Guardian but if the can’t set spending amounts on the room keys they should notify sooner and not when an amount is that high!

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Don’t look for someone to come ask you if you would like a drink, instead you have to wait in long lines to get a drink from the bar!

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

I’ve seen larger swimming decks in the back yard of homes! Way to small!

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

If you smoke or enjoy a cigar this ship is NOT for you! You will ne treated less than a third class citizens!! They have less than a 8’ x 12’ area on deck 17 for everyone on the ship to smoke! What a joke!!!

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